Powerful storm headed our way

A storm system that could dump as much as a foot of snow in our northern suburbs already has made its impact in the southern US. As of Tuesday night, officials said at least two people had been killed by tornadoes related to the storm.

Pictured: A satellite image showed storm clouds covering much of the eastern portion of the US at mid-afternoon Tuesday.
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G.M. Andrews/Associated Press

A gasoline pump nozzle sat on the ground after being detached from its pump when a tornado touched down in Mobile, Ala.
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G.M. Andrews/Associated Press

A home in Mobile, Ala., was damaged, and its lawn covered with debris, after the twister touched down.
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Marvin Gentry/Reuters

Downed trees and power lines were laid on Dauphin Street in Mobile, in the tornado’s aftermath.
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WALA-TV/Associated Press

In this WALA-TV image, the tornado is shown touching down in Mobile.
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Tim Isbell/The (Biloxi, Miss.) Sun Herald/Associated Press

Storm clouds rolled past Barksdale Pavilion at Jones Park in Gulfport, Miss., on Tuesday. Ominous clouds arrived on the Mississippi coast at about 4 p.m.
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Melinda Martinez/The (Alexandria, La.) Town Talk/Associated Press

Geraldine Pedersen and her dog Marlow were in her car traveling down U.S. Route 71 in the Tioga, La., area on Tuesday when a tree fell in front of the car and wind pushed the car into a yard.
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Gary Barber/The Dallas Morning News/Associated Press

Before coming east, the system dumped snow across Texas. Kamela Kolander walked her dog, Tracker, in Dallas on Tuesday in the midst of a snowstorm.
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Sam Craft/The Paris (Texas) News/Associated Press

Drivers maneuvered on wet and icy roads in Paris, Texas, on Tuesday.
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